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JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- Jamestown used its power at the service line and at the net to hand Presentation a three-set loss Friday. The Jimmies won the match by scores of 25-11, 25-16 and 25-19. The hosts wound up with 14 ace serves and 40 kills in the match. Presentation coach Chelsey Albrecht said that the Saints were up against some good competition. “They always have a nice team and are very well coached,” Albrecht said. “They make you work hard for points, and don't make many errors.

Northern State couldn't weather the Augustana College storm. The Wolves were swept by the Vikings 25-21, 25-15 and 25-22 on Friday at Wachs Arena in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference volleyball match. It was NSU's first match of a four-match home stand, including two this weekend for its annual Gypsy Day weekend. The loss snaps a five-match home winning streak for the Wolves. “It is a great win,” Augustana College coach Ashley Buckley said. “It is really hard to win on the road in our conference and I think Northern is an emotional driven team.

SIOUX FALLS -- Northern State's volleyball team bounced back from a loss on Friday to defeat Sioux Falls, defeating the Cougars 25-20, 23-15, 25-15 and 25-22. The Wolves had a dozen ace serves on the day, which pleased coach Brent Aldridge. Cari McGarvie led NSU with five ace serves while Jussy Tuscherer had three. “We served really well, and we didn't (Friday),” said Aldridge. “I think we won that part of the battle and had more of a solid effort (Saturday).” Northern also logged 51 kills in the match, led by Kelsey Chambers and Tuscherer with 13 each.

MARSHALL, Minn. -- Northern State was swept by No. 9 Southwest Minnesota State on Friday. The Wolves lost the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match by the scores of 25-15, 25-21 and 25-15. It was the second straight loss for Northern State. “Offensively we couldn't stop (Abbey) Thissen on the right side,” Northern State coach Brent Aldridge said. “It was a horrible matchup for us. They kind of did what they wanted with her.” Thissen powered the Mustangs with 17 kills, while teammate Whitney Burmeister had 11 kills.

FOREST CITY, Iowa - Presentation's volleyball team found more questions than answers Tuesday, dropping a three-set match to Waldorf College. The Saints lost the match by scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-11. Presentation coach Chelsey Albrecht said it wasn't a very good night for the Saints. “We were kind of flat. We had moments where we had momentum, but we had errors and that's what ended up hurting us.” Albrecht said the Saints were up against a bigger team in Waldorf, which presented problems that PC could not solve.

A pair of impressive streaks extended another one at Wachs Arena Saturday evening. Northern State used two different scoring runs to improve to 9-0 on the season with a 25-18, 25-13, 25-15 sweep over Minot State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference volleyball. The Wolves scored the final 11 points of the second set and ran off nine straight points late in the third set to delight a lively crowd during the team's home opener. “It was so great to finally be home after two weeks of being on the road,” said Northern hitter Jussy Tuscherer.

Presentation College dropped a North Star Athletic Association volleyball match against Valley City State on Friday. The Saints lost to the Vikings 25-22, 25-14 and 26-24. “They have a really nice hitter that we struggled to stop tonight,” Presentation College coach Chelsey Albrecht said about Valley City middle hitter Aurissa Martens. “She hit over .300 and so she really had a nice night and it is just kind of created a tough matchup for us.” Martens finished with 14 kills, one solo block and four block assists.